Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 711 | 599 | 390 | 289 | 218 | 171 | 164 | 100 | 75 | 77 | 90 | 116 | 174 | 222 | 265 | 212 | 290 | 661 | 1569 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:15AM1.72m | 4:39PM1.81m | 4:57AM1.74m | 5:20PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.30m | 10:25AM0.24m | 10:53PM0.28m | 11:10AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 244 | 599 | 390 | 289 | 218 | 171 | 101 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 90 | 96 | 174 | 222 | 265 | 212 | 181 | 661 | 576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 191 | 237 | 231 | 100 | 84 | 164 | 100 | 71 | 62 | 73 | 116 | 65 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 32 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | S 16 | NE 8 | NNW 4 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 54 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 127 | 31 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | N 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NE 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 711 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 20 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 11 | 35 | 290 | 184 | 1569 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 13 | 13 |
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